Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Topping

So, my roommate starts her new job tomorrow and, to celebrate, we've been cooking together most of the weekend.  On Friday night we made the most amazing mac & cheese (which I will post about as soon as she sends me the photos & the link to the recipe).  But, on Friday we decided to make some sort of fun breakfast on Sunday morning.  I came across this one when I was doing my meal planning yesterday morning.

These are as delicious as they sound!  However, the cream cheese topping was a little too sweet for our liking.  We're thinking that it was the honey.  We suggest trying it without it if you decide to make this.

Recipe from Skinny Taste

Yields 5 servings

231 calories per serving

INGREDIENTS

Cream Cheese Topping

2 oz lowfat cream cheese

3 tbsp plain fat free yogurt

3 tbsp honey

1 tbsp skim milk

Pancakes

1/2 c whole wheat flour

1/2 c all purpose flour

2 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 c sugar

1 egg

1 c + 2 tbsp skim milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp red food coloring

Cooking spray

DIRECTIONS

Combine the cream cheese topping ingredients & set aside.

Mix the flours, baking powder, cocoa powder, sugar, & salt in a large bowl.

In another bowl mix the milk & food coloring.

Whisk in the egg and vanilla.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients & whisk until smooth.

Heat a large pan over medium-low heat & pour 1/4 c of the batter into the pan.

When pancake starts to bubble, flip over.

Repeat with the rest of the batter.

Serve with cream cheese topping.